I also thought immediatly of Gilliam. Would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the brilliant work you managed to slip through the standard children programming on australian breakfast t.v. during my formative years. The ren and stimpy half hour every weekday morning was a welcome sanctuary from pubescent rage. You are a master of the form.South park, family guy et al sucks a very many testicular orb.

Everyone thinks of TG. Specifically, it can be seen in the opening titles of 'Meaning of Life' with all the clones.... they're all wearing Mickey ears.

Hey John, if you have a minute, please come by my blog. I just got a new scanner, and I've posted a few construction studies among other drawings. Also, I posted my first animatic and I'd like to hear your thoughts.

Everyone today may be reminded of Terry Gilliam but Robert Grossman arguably did the style first. Because of the enduring Python, Gilliam's work is still everywhere while Grossman's late 1960's/early 1970's airbrushed pieces are largely forgotten. Grossman eventually evolved into doing another, very different and simpler style of painting, possibly because he got sick of manually cutting thousands of friskets in the pre-digital era of commercial art.

Sorry John, we actually painted the image for you. Chris Ryall is actually the name of our wonderfull editor over at IDW comics. Still no doubt he will be pleased you sent people his way.Glad you liked it anyway.Cheers,Robsharpbrothers.com

I like the painted version of John's drawing. Don't you wish magazines would go back to cartoony covers again. I loved the Jack Davis TV Guides and Time covers. Now even the New Yorker seems to avoid 'cartoony" covers. Fooey, let's abandon print and take it to the internet.BTW I started posting some of my comics today boblillycomics.blogspot.comI hope you don't mind a little self promotion. I would really love to hear your opinion.